Improvement in bee-hives



ZSheetsf-Sheetl. J. & W. H.,HORSMAN.

lnruprovenent in Bee-Hives.

fic. 130,952, Patented Julyao, 1872.

Witnesses Inventor.

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Attorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` IMPROVEMENT IN BEEfHlVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,052, dated July 30,1872.

To all when@ 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JNO. HoRsMAjN and 'W. H. HORSMAN, of New London,inthe county of Howard and in the State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and useful Improvem ents in Bee-Hives; and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto theletters of reference marked thereon making a part of thisspecification.

same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hinge or connection for thecomb-frames. Fig. 4 fis a perspective view of the comb-frames.

A represents the box or body of the.hive, provided with a bottom, B, anda suitable distance above said bottom is a hinged bottom,C,forming thebottomof the broodchamber, and extending in front of the box to form thealighting-board. The two bottoms B and C form between them a chamber, H,constituting the moth-trap or trap for the robber-bees, in the back ofwhich chamber is a hinged or sliding door, E, with opening ot coveredwith Wire-cloth to make the chamber light, and thus attract the miller.The entire front ofthe chamber H is formed of a hinged or movable door,D, having inwardly-extendingtubes b b, through which the miller or otherinsects will enter the chamber, but cannot find their way out again.This door D supports the front end of the hinged bottom (l, and whensaid door is opened or removed the bottom will drop down on an incline,facilitating the cleaning of the brood-chamber and facilitate theopening of the doors to the same.` I is a side door. to thebrood-chamber. The front G of said chamber is made in a series ofvertical sectionshinged together, as shown in Fig. 4:,

and the whole front hinged to the side. The sections, where hingedtogether, are rabbeted so as to -prevent'the entrance of insects, and tothe inside of each section is attached a frame, C J, by means of thefollowing connection: 0n each section, near each end of the inner side,is secured a casting, d, the upper end of which is bent outward and thenupward, this last portion being forked, as shown, the inner sides of theprongs being beveled, as shown in Fig. 3. Upon each frame J are castingsd d', provided at their upper ends with T-shaped projections c c, whichfit in and rest upon the forked castings d d, and thus the frames canreadily be placed in position and removed at will. The inner ends of theframes when in the hive rest upon a cleat or bar, f, and in the framesare pins h to hold them the proper distance apart. By means of thehinged sectional front Gr, each section having a frame attached toit,one or more frames Y may be swung out without disturbing the rest. Inthe sectional front Gr is the bee-entrance 7c. The brood-chamber isventilated by means of one or more apertures, m, in the hinged bottom C,covered with wire-cloth, and similar openings, m1,in the cover Kof thehive. This cover is formed with a bottom, L, having, also,Ventilating-holes, m2, which bottom forms the top of the honey-box. Thebottom of the honey-box is formed of a series of slatsnc n, crosswiseupon which are placed the frames G G', held the proper distances apartby vertical cleats at their ends.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The hinged bottom C supported by the door D, and forming, with thevregular bottom B of the hive, the moth-trap or chamber H, substantiallyas herein set forth.

2. The combination of the door D provided with tubes b b, the bottom B,hingedbottom C, andthe base of the hive, having at the back, betweensaid bottoms B and C, the door E, with wire-cloth covered opening a, allsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. A series of comb-frames in a bee-hive attaehed to separate sectionsoi'n door, said seo- In testimony that we claim the foregoing tionsbeing hinged together, all substantially we have hereunto set our handsthis 18th day as and for the purposes herein set forth. of April, 1872.

4. The Within-described fastening for itt- JOHN HORSMAN. taiehingcomb-frames in it bee-hive to their NV. H. HORSMAN. supports, consistingof the bent and forked s castings d and the castings d with T-shapedWitnesses: projections e, substantially as and for the pur- D. C.SPEAKER, poses herein set forth. GRANVILLE BISHOP.

